Dear Windyrush Members, We are extremely excited about the new clubhouse renovation and overall improvements that are being made to the infrastructure of the club. Unfortunately, we do not anticipate opening until the weekend of May 24th; a short one-week delay. I’m sure everyone is more than aware of how much rain and cooler temperatures we’ve had over the past five months. This moisture, lower temps and even humidity have not allowed us to proceed with working on things such as poured concrete, sheetrock mudding and laying new floor and wall tile. The delays caused a ripple effect with step by step construction progress along with having to wait for individual inspections per each project such as HVAC, plumbing, electrical, etc. In addition, all aspects of construction during this process uncovered numerous hidden problems that we were not anticipating. An example of this was having to remove and replace one hundred percent of the original pipes and electrical wiring that were not up to current day code.  After fifty years, the building itself had seemingly countless issues that had to be added to the list of items that could not simply be repaired but had to be completely replaced pushing back the expected completion date. In the meantime, we anticipate the possibility of one to two weeks of swim practice being moved to an alternate site until we can officially open. Mecklenburg County will not allow us to use the club with active construction. We will let you know as soon as possible where this temporary practice site will be. We will be meeting with the building inspector and all contractors next week. As soon as we know more an updated email will be sent to the membership.   Most importantly, we can’t thank you enough for your patience and understanding as this has not been an easy task by far but will be more than worth it when you get to see the finished project that will take us well into the next fifty years of good times at the Rush.   Mark Wilson Windyrush Pool & Grounds

Office Notes Have you moved? Do you need to update your membership information, phone number or email address? If anything has changed please email Phyllis Smith at [email protected] to update your information. Soon you will receive an email from our check in system, ESoft, asking you to login and upload individual family member pictures. Adding your picture will protect your membership and it will help our staff get to know our members. Reminder: Off-road dirt bikes and 4 wheelers are not allowed on the Windyrush grounds. Due to insurance liability and maintaining our grounds, off-road vehicles are not allowed in the overflow parking area. If you have any questions about the policy, please feel free to reach out to any Board member. *DUMPSTER USE* The Windyrush dumpster is for staff use only. The property is monitored by security cameras. People who use the dumpster will receive a fine of $50.

Dive Team Coaches for the 2019 Season! Addie Layne has been diving for Windyrush for 12 years and has won numerous awards, including MVP; this is her fifth year coaching at Windyrush. Addie is a year-round level 5 all-star cheerleader who loves working with kids. She’s a rising senior at Myers Park High School where she’s a varsity cheerleader, a member of the dance company, National Honor Society and is co-captain of the MP dive team. Addie is also a Windyrush lifeguard. She enjoys online shopping, hanging with friends and everything Starbucks.   Greyson Young started diving a few years ago when he just started trying things off the board in his free time. He was a natural, quickly picking up tricks and techniques by watching others. He’s competed summer league with Windyrush for three years and was award MVP in 2017. Greyson is a rising senior at Myers Park High School where he’s also co-captain of the MP dive team. A skilled swimmer (he swam for Windyrush for 11 years; 3 of those years he was a competitive year-round swimmer.) Outside of school, Greyson enjoys fishing, longboarding, biking and playing video games.   Michael Smith has been diving since he was five and has dove for Windyrush for nine seasons, making it to all-stars each year; this is his second year coaching. Michael is a rising senior at Myers Park High School. He’s an outdoorsman who loves fishing, hunting, cliff diving and snow skiing. He’s a dare devil who loves performing and teaching tricks. He’s a snow skiing instructor who has coached kids in both winter and summer camps. Patrick Reismeyer is new to our coaching staff this year, but he’s not new to dive. He’s been diving for three years at Windyrush and Myers Park High School, where he’s a rising senior. As a sophomore he was recognized by Myers Park as the team’s most improved diver. At Windyrush, our returning divers might remember Patrick’s famous hair style during last year’s all-meet. While he didn’t intend to wear pigtails in competition, our youngest divers thought he’d do much better if he wore his hair that way, so he did, and everyone loved it. In his free time, he enjoys hanging out with friends , doing stuff outside, playing video games and soccer.

Pat Dean Head Coach We are excited to welcome back our veteran slate of swim coaches again for the 2019 season! This will be Coach Pat’s 9th year as the Dolphins’ Head Coach. Pat has been an administrator and instructor in CMS for the last 29 years. He is a former collegiate swimmer and has coached both year-round and summer teams. When he’s not working on our kids’ backstrokes and breaststrokes, he can be found either poolside watching Kenan swim or behind the dugout watching Courtney and Camryn play softball. The Deans have been a part of the Windyrush Family since 2005. Email: [email protected]   Assistant Dolphin Coaches Courtney Dean is fresh off her second sensational year as a member of the Coastal Carolina softball team. She started swimming with the Dolphins at age eight and has been coaching for the last four years. Camryn Dean has just completed her first year at UNC Wilmington where she is a standout on the Lady Seahawks softball team. Camryn began swimming for Windyrush at age seven and has coached both the Shrimpers and Dolphins. Carter Nelson is back for his second year coaching the Dolphins and his 13th year as a member of the team! This spring, Carter will graduate from Covenant Day School where he served as captain of the swim team and made his second trip to the state championship meet in the 100 breaststroke. Tyler Sherrill is also back for his second summer on the coaching staff! He has been a part of our team since he was four and has been swimming competitively and/or playing baseball ever since. Tyler will graduate from Providence Day School this spring.

Swim Lessons with Coach Diane

Private swim lessons are $35/30 minutes. 5 for $130 or 13 for $400.

Semi private swim lessons are $30/30 minutes. 5 lessons for $125 or 13 for $350.00.

Group lessons will be offered the following weeks for $50.00.

June 17 8:00am-8:45am

June 24 8:00am-8:45am